Free camping in Texas

44 free and low-cost camps on public land in Texas, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

National Forests in Texas20 camps

• 566 Piney Creek Hc372 ft
• Big Woods Trail Camp313 ft
• Boles Field Campground320 ft
• Bouton Lake110 ft
• Bouton Lake Campground114 ft
• Boykin Springs Recreation Area183 ft
• Cagle Recreation Area265 ft
• Caney Creek Recreation Area183 ft
• Double Lake Recreation Area300 ft
• East Four Notch Hiker Camp341 ft
• Haley's Ferry Boat Ramp253 ft
• Indian Mounds Recreation Area171 ft
• Kelly's Pond Campground225 ft
• Letney165 ft
• Mercy Camp232 ft
• Neches Bluff Overlook368 ft
• Ragtown208 ft
• Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area296 ft
• Red Hills Lake341 ft
• Willow Oak184 ft

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers6 camps

• Cedar Creek Park555 ft · notes
• Jackson Creek Park236 ft · notes
• Soldiers Bluff Park541 ft · notes
• Steele Creek Park546 ft · notes
• Thomas Lake Park240 ft · notes
• Walling Bend Park529 ft · notes

Other public land6 camps

• Amistad NRA Rock Quarry Dispersed Camping1,158 ft
• Governors Landing Dispersed Camping1,170 ft
• Grelle Recreation Area Dispersed Camping699 ft
• Madera Canyon Dispersed Camping5,438 ft
• Madera Canyon Dispersed Camping N5,834 ft
• Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping742 ft

Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland3 camps

• Black Creek Lake960 ft · fee
• Tadra Point965 ft · fee
• Valley View Group Use934 ft · fee

U.S. Forest Service3 camps

• East Bluff #2 Campground3,065 ft
• East Bluff #3 Campground3,078 ft
• Lake McClellan Campground2,931 ft

Caddo National Grassland3 camps

• East Coffee Mill Lake Recreation Area517 ft
• East Lake Crockett Recreation Area509 ft
• West Lake Crockett Recreation Area509 ft

Elsewhere in Texas3 camps

• East Bluff #1 Campground2,942 ft
• Lake Marvin Campground2,277 ft
• Mcdowell Campground2,922 ft